Frankie Dettori has joined an elite group of jockeys, clinching a 50th Royal Ascot win aboard Osaila in the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot. Lester Piggott (116), Pat Eddery (73) and Willie Carson (56) are the only others to have ridden 50 or more winners at the Royal meeting. It… Read More »

Dual Melbourne Cup winning trainer Dermot Weld has had big-race winners all over the world, but few have given the Irishman more pleasure than Free Eagle in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. The talented but fragile colt has had many issues with his career restricted to four… Read More »

The Royal Ascot carnival continues on Wednesday night with the feature race being the Prince Of Wales Stakes (2000m), with the race having an Australian touch thanks to Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) winner Criterion, with Chad Schofield to take the steer. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au… Read More »

A strong card of racing has been assembled for Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and once again there are no feature races, but the depth is strong, in particular towards the end of the program. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET… Read More »

Former Adelaide trainer Jeremy Gask has fallen agonisingly short of his lifetime ambition to win the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. England-based Gask’s veteran sprinter Medicean Man looked as though he might cause a 50-1 upset in the 1000m Group One contest, but Robert Cowell’s Goldream got up to… Read More »

Victorian trainer Robert Smerdon believes Shamal Wind deserved a better swang song after the mare finished a lacklustre 13th in the final race of her career at Royal Ascot. “She was plain, she’s a lot better than that, she wasn’t on her game today,” Smerdon said after Robert Cowell’s Goldream… Read More »

Sydney-born trainer John Moore has vowed to return to Royal Ascot in search of victory after Australian-bred Hong Kong star Able Friend finished a disappointing sixth in the opening race of the prestigious English race meeting. Second favourite Able Friend didn’t have the legs over the straight mile of the… Read More »

A bet of £110,000 has been placed on Day 1 of the Royal Ascot carnival which is the equivalent of $221,500 AUD. View the bet below. Australian bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has Gleneagles at $1.61 in the James Palace Stakes. View the Full Market HERE Big bet of £110,000 on Gleneagles….. Read More »

American star California Chrome has been officially ruled out of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot with a hoof injury. Last year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner was reported to be sore on Monday morning and trainer Art Sherman has now withdrawn him from his Group One… Read More »